Kings Church Edinburgh

What Kings Church Edinburgh does

King's Church Edinburgh is a registered Scottish charity (SC034328) operating as a Christian congregation headquartered at 104 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh. It delivers weekly Sunday worship at 10:30am alongside a portfolio of ministry programs spanning children (Kings Kids), youth, students and young adults, seniors (Evergreen), toddler groups, midweek small groups, and community outreach (Street Café). It is affiliated with the Newfrontiers/New Ground international network of churches and runs structured discipleship pathways including Path of Disciples, Running Partners, and Grow Leadership Training. The organisation also publishes Bible reading resources and a Holy Spirit preaching series with downloadable study materials.

The business model is donation-driven: income is generated primarily from member tithes and offerings, supplemented by Gift Aid reclaim from HMRC, ticket revenue from church events (Weekend Away, Youth Connections Weekend, Magnitude), and rental income from hiring out the Gilmore Place building and the One Church venue. The church is self-sufficient and does not receive external funding, with annual financial reports independently audited. In 2025, reported total income was £537,428. Operations are supported by five paid staff supplemented by elders, trustees, and a large volunteer base. A second congregation plant, the North Edinburgh Community, was launched in 2025, signalling an active multi-site strategy rather than a single-location static model.

Name

Kings Church Edinburgh

Legal name

King's Church Edinburgh

Website

https://kingschurchedinburgh.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

King's Church Edinburgh is a registered Scottish charity operating a Christian congregation in Edinburgh, part of the Newfrontiers/New Ground network. It runs Sunday services, midweek small groups, and age-segmented ministries funded by member donations, Gift Aid, and facility hire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community programs
• Discipleship training
• Youth ministry programs
• Faith-based community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Member Giving/Donations: The primary income source is generous giving from church members through tithes and offerings. King's is self-sufficient and does not receive funding from external sources.
2. Gift Aid: UK taxpayers can increase the value of their giving by 25% at no cost through Gift Aid declarations, allowing the church to reclaim tax from HMRC.
3. Event Revenue: Income from tickets for church events including Church Weekend Away, Youth Connections Weekend, and Magnitude youth event.
4. Building Hire: Revenue from hiring out church facilities including the Gilmore Place building and One Church venue for events.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

King's Church Edinburgh is a Christian church and registered Scottish charity that runs weekly Sunday worship services, small group (cell group) ministry, and demographic-specific programs including children, youth, students, and internationals. It provides pastoral care, discipleship and leadership training (e.g., Activate, Heartlines, Ministry Training Course), and serves the Edinburgh community through outreach initiatives such as the Foodbank and CAP Debt Centre partnerships.

Product overview

King's Church Edinburgh offers a portfolio of interconnected church programs and resources. The core Sunday Services provide weekly worship gatherings at 10.30am with parallel children's and youth programs. Midweek Small Groups form the backbone of community life, supplemented by specialized ministries including Kings Kids, Youth, Students and Young Adults, Evergreen (seniors), and Toddler Groups. The church runs outreach programs like Street Café and the North Edinburgh Community plant. Discipleship is supported through Running Partners (groups of three), Grow Leadership Training, and Path of Disciples. Resource programs include Bible Reading Path with daily reading guides and The Holy Spirit series with downloadable study materials. Financial giving is managed through ChurchSuite with online banking, contactless, and Gift Aid options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• New GroundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKing's Church Edinburgh is a New Ground church. New Ground is a network of churches that share common values and vision for church planting and mission.
• NewfrontierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Newfrontiers network of churches. Newfrontiers Together is an international family of churches committed to seeing churches planted and disciples made.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Charlotte Chapel: An evangelical charismatic church in Edinburgh with similar Sunday worship, small groups, student and family ministries, and a comparable city-wide community focus. Most direct geographic and ministry counterpart to King's.
• King's Church Hastings: Another Newfrontiers-affiliated 'King's' branded church with similar Sunday service, small group, and community outreach model. Operates at a comparable congregational scale in a UK regional city.
• St George's Tron: A historic Scottish church in Glasgow with similar evangelical/charismatic ministry profile, city-centre location, and broad community and discipleship programming. Closest Scottish comparator outside Edinburgh.
• King's Church Cambridge: A Newfrontiers-affiliated church sharing the 'King's' brand and network with King's Edinburgh. Comparable in governance, ethos, and church-planting orientation within the same family of churches.
• Soul Church: A UK Newfrontiers-linked church with comparable multi-generational programming, small group model, and church-planting focus. Operates at a similar scale and ethos to King's Edinburgh.

Broad incumbents

• All Souls Langham Place: An evangelical Anglican church in central London with a strong preaching, teaching, and outreach portfolio. Comparable in its city-centre focus and emphasis on intellectual preaching and small group community, though larger and longer-established.
• Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB): A flagship London charismatic church with extensive church-planting network (HTB Network, Alpha Course). Operates at much larger scale but in the same evangelical-charismatic space with similar ministry philosophy.

Regional players

• St Columba's Free Church of Scotland: Edinburgh's most prominent Free Church of Scotland congregation, sharing the same city geography and broad community reach, but operating from a different theological tradition (Reformed rather than charismatic).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/KingsChurchEdinburgh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kings-church-edinburgh

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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